Armenia pays tribute to Patriarch of Ethiopia

YEREVAN, AUGUST 24, ARMENPRESS: In Armenian city Etchmiadzin under presidency of His Holiness Karekin II Surpreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians at 11:00 o’clock of August 27 will be implemented a requiem for Patriarch of Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Abune Paulos. Armenpress was informed about this from press service of Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. At the funeral of Patriarch of Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Abune Paulos on August 23 took part the delegation of Armenian Apostolic Church. Abune Paulos died in Addis Ababa on 16 August 2012.

Abune Paulos was a scholar and peace advocate and a former exile in the United States who has worked on reconciliation between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Patriarch Abune Paulos and the Ethiopian Orthodox Church were also involved in the support of war-displaced and drought-hit Ethiopians, making the Church one of the major "relief organisations" in the country.